Human Services

Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2020 is designed specifically to meet the reference needs of officers whilst out on patrol. Written in a concise and accessible style, it covers a wide range of common offences and clearly explains and interprets...

The fifth book from bestselling author and specialist foster carer Casey Watson. A recent census shows that there are at least 175,000 child carers in the UK, 13,000 of whom care for more than 50 hours a week. Many remain invisible to a system...

The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s.'If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read BENT COPPERS' Johnny Vaughan, THE SUN'A very engaging read -...

This accessible reader brings together a selection of highly influential writings by Danny Dorling which look at inequality and social justice, why they matter and what they are. Encompassing an extensive range of print and online media - including...

Parental mental health problems and substance misuse affect a significant number of families. This handbook provides practitioners with early intervention techniques and effective support strategies for ensuring the best outcomes for these vulnerable...

This book brings a fresh approach and conversation to the practice of professional supervision for human services by specifically articulating its often performed, but unnamed and under-explored therapeutic function. The discussion of the therapeutic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888769322Author Chris EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Earnshaw Books LtdPublisher Earnshaw Books LtdWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477377Author Tom LutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 444gDimensions(mm) 219mm * 130mm...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a treasured charity whose mission is to save lives at sea, but what is known of its founder, Sir William Hillary? Back in the early nineteenth century, when death from shipwreck was a tragic reality of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905217083Author Neil WallingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Jeremy Mills PublishingPublisher Jeremy Mills PublishingWeight(grams)...

Mindfulness-once an ancient practice honed in Buddhist monasteries-is now a mainstream, evidence based, secular intervention employed by trained health and mental health professionals worldwide. The rapid spread of mindfulness increasingly involves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950741038Author Kim FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Inky's Nest PublishingPublisher Inky's Nest PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm)...

Caring for a parent whose health is in decline turns the world upside down. The emotional fallout can be devastating, but it doesn't have to be that way. Empathic guidance from an expert who's been there can help. Through an account of two sisters and...

In Moral Boundaries Joan C. Tronto provides one of the most original responses to the controversial questions surrounding women and caring. Tronto demonstrates that feminist thinkers have failed to realise the political context which has shaped their...

RELATE (originally the National Marriage Guidance Council) is probably the largest and most successful service of its kind in the world. For over 50 years, helping many hundreds of thousands of couples and individuals, it has developed an approach to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737205203Author Marti SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Marti Smith SeminarsPublisher Marti Smith Seminars

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak are world-renowned specialists in the field of dog work and the authors of more than 30 titles on dog training. They serve as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999606421Author Ann GigantiFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Ann Widick GigantiPublisher Ann Widick GigantiWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780920979Author Helen OakwaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint MX PublishingPublisher MX PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm *...

Effective, efficient, and sustainable ID/DD organisations: are they possible in today's world of dwindling resources and mounting demands for more and better services? Yes-with the practical tools and strategies in this lifeline for ID/DD leaders. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737895541Author Lynn WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Mzw PublishingPublisher Mzw PublishingWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

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After ten years with the Metropolitan Police, Mike has returned to his North Yorkshire roots. Working a rural beat in God's Own Country he finds that life and crime in the countryside continue to throw up fresh challenges.When a drug dealer targets the...

This innovative book brings together a wide range of therapeutic approaches, techniques and models to outline recent developments in the practice of supporting children in out-of-home care. It sheds light on the significance of schools, sports and peer...

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really...

Pete Alcock provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of poverty and social exclusion covering the definition, measurement, distribution and causes of poverty and the policies developed to combat it. The third edition has been rewritten to...

Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people's lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant developments in recent years in law and police codes of...

An Integrated Approach to Family Work for Psychosis is a manual for using cognitive behavioural approach to working with families of people with severe mental illness.The authors, all experienced clinicians, discuss the various core components of family...

Managing in Health and Social Care is about developing skills to manage and improve health and social care services. The focus throughout is on the role that a manager can play in ensuring effective delivery of high-quality services. Examples from social...

Blob School is an educational resource designed specifically for one of the main purchasers of the Blobs - teachers! This practical resource aims to cover all the key areas of school life so that teachers, assistants, school workers, pupils and parents...

One hot summer's afternoon, two abandoned infants are brought to Trisha and Mike Merry's door, forlorn and afraid. Their mother walked out on them. (They don't remember her.) Their grandmother tried, but couldn't manage them. And now their young father...

A central theme of this lively and accessible text is that theory helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. The book combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with the student-friendly format of the...

Do you know a child who hates the feel of certain items of clothing? This is a child's perspective on a largely unrecognized condition called tactile defensiveness, a physical condition that causes hypersensitivity to certain touch sensations.Intended...

Our current culture is dominated by the ideology of creativity. One is supposed to create the new and not to care about the things as they are. This ideology legitimises the domination of the "creative class" over the rest of the population that is...

Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, one of the most distinguished contributors to current debates on this issue, here provides a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578366838Author Lisa CoppolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Boston Post Adoption Resources, Inc.Publisher Boston Post Adoption Resources, Inc...

Every police force in England and Wales uses the same national application form and assessment centre. This book tells you not just about the process, but what you need to do to impress the assessors. Now in a revised new edition to reflect the recent...

Sociological perspectives can be used to analyse societal and structural influences on human behaviour at individual, group and community levels. The authors link sociological concepts, debates and theories relating to key areas such as poverty, social...

Krish Kandiah wants us all to take seriously Jesus's call to 'suffer the little children' by engaging with the needs of the many thousands of children up and down the country who are in care and whom the church could and should be helping.Krish and his...